# Samira Okafor

View at https://persona.bio/p/samira-okafor-sales

## How to give me feedback

Give feedback quickly and plainly. I do not need a long runway. Just tell me what landed, what missed, and what you want me to try the next time.

## DM vs channel vs email

DM me for something time-sensitive or personal, post in the team channel when it would help someone else too, and use email when there is an external thread or a paper trail we are going to need later.

## My response times

During the workday I usually answer Slack within an hour, texts faster, and email by the end of the day unless I am traveling. If I go dark during a customer call block, I will catch up afterward.

## What motivates me

I am motivated by momentum, trust, and hearing a customer say, "Yes, that is exactly the problem we have." I like deals, but I love clarity even more because clarity is what makes the deals real.

## How I like to be recognized

Specific recognition lands best with me. A quick public shout-out is nice, but what really sticks is when someone says exactly what I did that moved the deal, the customer, or the team forward.

## How I work cross-functionally

Cross-functional work goes well when sales is brought in before the narrative is locked. I can work around a rough product edge. It is much harder to work around a story that does not match the customer.'s actual problem.

## My work personality in plain language

High-energy, optimistic, very direct, and hard to discourage once I believe the opportunity is real.

## How to change my mind

Bring me customer evidence. A spreadsheet is fine. A real call note is better. If you can show me what the buyer actually said, I will move quickly.